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Discipleship Focus: Power
- Power: This is
the natural outcome when we truly get our authority from the king. When our authority is from God, we are
equipped with His power to accomplish His will. We act on His behalf in a world that He
desperately loves.
As I was
reading about the church of Philadelphia, I thought about power. The introduction is about Christ. He opens doors that nobody can shut. He shuts doors that nobody can open. This gives us a great commentary about the
omnipotence of God. His power is
unquestionable. This also gives us a great
model. As Christ got all of His
authority from God, we see that Christ’s power is likewise unable to be countered.
So now we
turn to Philadelphia. Here is a small
church. They seem to be relatively
weak. Yet, they are working near the
presence of Satan and they are able to stay true to their faith! That is power! They are able to resist the Devil and the influences
of the world! Furthermore, Jesus tells
this church that they not only have the power to hang onto the crown that was
given to them but to also conquer and in conquering to become a pillar in the
temple of God! Imagine seeming so small
and insignificant yet having God turn to you and call you one of His
pillars. What an incredible testimony
about the power that comes from God in contrast to the power we can see and
evaluate here in this world.
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